Julien Limenitakis

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Julien Limenitakis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Julien Limenitakis has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Julien Limenitakis's work include Gut microbiota and health (6 papers), Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (5 papers) and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (2 papers). Julien Limenitakis is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (6 papers), Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (5 papers) and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (2 papers). Julien Limenitakis collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Australia. Julien Limenitakis's co-authors include Dominique Soldati‐Favre, Andrew J. Macpherson, Stephanie C. Ganal‐Vonarburg, Bahtiyar Yılmaz, Valérie Polonais, Frank Seeber, Kathy D. McCoy, Karine Frénal, Jean‐Baptiste Marq and Hai Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Julien Limenitakis

15 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The outer mucus layer hosts a distinct intestinal microbial niche

2015 363 citations Hai Li, Julien Limenitakis et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Bibiana Chávez-Munguı́a Mexico

Stéphanie Seveau United States

Miguel Vargas Mexico

Yuko Yoshikawa Japan

Ugo Pagnini Italy

Héctor A. Saka Argentina

Gilson Costa Macedo Brazil

Reed Pifer United States

Carolyn R. Sturge United States

Jan Liese Germany

Bibiana Chávez-Munguı́a Mexico

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Julien Limenitakis

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Mooser, Catherine, Francesca Ronchi, Julien Limenitakis, et al.. (2025). Diet-derived LPS determines intestinal IgA induction and repertoire characteristics independently of the microbiota. Immunity. 58(7). 1778–1793.e7. 1 indexed citations

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Kanduri, Chakravarthi, Julien Limenitakis, Rebecca A. Brachman, et al.. (2024). Reading the repertoire: Progress in adaptive immune receptor analysis using machine learning. Cell Systems. 15(12). 1168–1189. 9 indexed citations

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Yılmaz, Bahtiyar, Catherine Mooser, Irene Keller, et al.. (2021). Long-term evolution and short-term adaptation of microbiota strains and sub-strains in mice. Cell Host & Microbe. 29(4). 650–663.e9. 50 indexed citations

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Li, Hai, Julien Limenitakis, Victor Greiff, et al.. (2020). Mucosal or systemic microbiota exposures shape the B cell repertoire. Nature. 584(7820). 274–278. 138 indexed citations

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Macpherson, Andrew J., Bahtiyar Yılmaz, Julien Limenitakis, & Stephanie C. Ganal‐Vonarburg. (2018). IgA Function in Relation to the Intestinal Microbiota. Annual Review of Immunology. 36(1). 359–381. 197 indexed citations

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Uchimura, Yasuhiro, Madeleine Wyss, Sandrine Brugiroux, et al.. (2016). Complete Genome Sequences of 12 Species of Stable Defined Moderately Diverse Mouse Microbiota 2. Genome Announcements. 4(5). 40 indexed citations

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Li, Hai, Julien Limenitakis, Tobias Fuhrer, et al.. (2015). The outer mucus layer hosts a distinct intestinal microbial niche. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8292–8292. 363 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Hai, Julien Limenitakis, Stephanie Ganal, & Andrew J. Macpherson. (2015). Penetrability of the inner mucus layer: who is out there?. EMBO Reports. 16(2). 127–129. 7 indexed citations

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Oppenheim, Rebecca D., Darren J. Creek, James I. MacRae, et al.. (2014). BCKDH: The Missing Link in Apicomplexan Mitochondrial Metabolism Is Required for Full Virulence of Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium berghei. PLoS Pathogens. 10(7). e1004263–e1004263. 97 indexed citations

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Kentner, David, Giuseppe Martano, Morgane Callon, et al.. (2014). Shigella reroutes host cell central metabolism to obtain high-flux nutrient supply for vigorous intracellular growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(27). 9929–9934. 65 indexed citations

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Limenitakis, Julien, Rebecca D. Oppenheim, Darren J. Creek, et al.. (2012). The 2‐methylcitrate cycle is implicated in the detoxification of propionate in Toxoplasma gondii. Molecular Microbiology. 87(4). 894–908. 33 indexed citations

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Limenitakis, Julien & Dominique Soldati‐Favre. (2011). Functional genetics in Apicomplexa: Potentials and limits. FEBS Letters. 585(11). 1579–1588. 31 indexed citations

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Fleige, Tobias, Julien Limenitakis, & Dominique Soldati‐Favre. (2010). Apicoplast: keep it or leave it. Microbes and Infection. 12(4). 253–262. 28 indexed citations

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Frénal, Karine, et al.. (2010). Functional Dissection of the Apicomplexan Glideosome Molecular Architecture. Cell Host & Microbe. 8(4). 343–357. 221 indexed citations

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Seeber, Frank, Julien Limenitakis, & Dominique Soldati‐Favre. (2008). Apicomplexan mitochondrial metabolism: a story of gains, losses and retentions. Trends in Parasitology. 24(10). 468–478. 99 indexed citations

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